THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Upper Canada, Lower Canada, on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic and in the United States
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Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Great Britain and the Atlantic and in the United States
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Upper Canada, Lower Canada, British Columbia and in the United States
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Upper Canada, Lower Canada, on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic
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Detailed explanation-1: -The war was fought in Upper Canada, Lower Canada, on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, and in the United States. The peace treaty of Ghent (1814), which ended the war, largely returned the status quo.
Detailed explanation-2: -The War of 1812 was fought in the United States, Canada, and on the high seas. Engagements were fought in the Old Southwest (Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Mississippi), the Old Northwest (embracing Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin) Canada, Coastal Maine and the Chesapeake.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although Federalist opposition to the war could be found throughout the nation, it was most intense in New England. By 1814, Federalists there were eager to bring the conflict to an end.
Detailed explanation-4: -The War of 1812 pitted the young United States in a war against Great Britain, from whom the American colonies had won their independence in 1783. The conflict was a byproduct of the broader conflict between Great Britain and France over who would dominate Europe and the wider world.
Detailed explanation-5: -The War of 1812 (1812-15) was fought between the United States and Great Britain, primarily over the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, as well as disagreements over trade, western expansion, and Native American policy. The war ended inconclusively after three years of fighting.